Collapsible canning rack



G. DINCOGNITO.

COLLAPSIBLE CANNING RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I3. 1920.

1,404,343, Patented Jan. 24,1922.

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GUY DINCOGNITO, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COLLAPSIBLE CANNING RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 24, 1922.

Application filed March 13, 1920. Serial No. 365,582. v

To all whom t may conc-ern.'

Be it known that I, GUY DrNCooNITo, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCollapsibleY Canning Racks, of which'the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in collapsible canning racks, andhas for its object the provision of an improved construction 0f thischaracter which is simple and efficient in use, and capable of economi*cal manufacture.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Fig. l, is a longitudinal section of a collapsible canning rackembodying the invention,

Fig. 2, a top plan view of the same,

Fig. 3, a perspective view of one of a plurality of supporting barsemployed in the construction, and

Fig. 4, an end view, on a small scale, of the rack.

The preferred form of construction, as illustrated in the drawings,comprises a lower open work wire frame 5 and an upper open work wireframe 6 adapted to be arranged one above the other, as shown, the crossbars of said frames being staggered or out of registration with eachother, as indicated. The frames 5 and 6 are connected together at theiropposite sides by means of supporting bars 7 in the form ofcomparatively wide metallic strips or bars having eyes or loops formedtherein and having comparatively tight frictional engagement with theside bars of the frames, as indicated. The bars 7 are extended at theirlower ends somewhat beyond the frame 5 to form supporting legs 10adapted to support said frame 5 well above the bottom of a boiler or thelike. Suitable lifting handles ll, in the form of wire loops, arepivotally connected with the end bars of the frame 6, as shown, tofacilitate handling of the rack.

In use, the frame is distended as indicated, with the frame 6 positionedabove the frame 5, the openings in the frame 6 coming directly above thecross bars in the frame 5, whereby cans or jars, for preserving fruits`vegetables, or the like, may be inserted through the openings in theframe 6 and will rest upon the cross bars of the frame 5. The rack isthen employed in the usual way to facilitate cooking of the material inthe cans or jars, and when this is completed the handles 11 facilitateremoval thereof from the boiler. In collapsing, all that is necessary isto swing the upper frame laterally to one side, as indicated by thedotted lines in Fig. 4, whereupon the frame 6 may be brought down to aplane just above that of the frame 5, and the handles ll foldedinwardly. By providing supporting bars or legs 7 in the form ofcomparatively wide flat strips bent to engage the side bars of theframes with a tight frictional fit, the frame is held in distendedposition with sutlicient rigidity to support and position the cans orjars. The breadth of the bars 7 also has sufficient longitudinalstiffening effect on the rack to obviate any necessity for longitudinalbracing. The rack thus provided is especially adapted for use in canningor preserving fruits and vegetables, although canable of use for otherpurposes. The specific form and arrangement of parts is a simple andeffective one for the purpose.

lVhile I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is l. A `collapsible rack of theclass describedcomprising upper andi lower frames; and connecting bars extendingbetween opposite sides of said frames', said bars being in the form ofstrips bent to form'y loops frietionally engaging. the sides-cf saidframes, said bars being extended beyond said lower frame to constitutesupporting legs,substan tially as described. f

2. A. collapsible rack of the class described ccmprismg upper and lowerframes; connecting bars extending between opposite Y sidesl of sindframes, said bars being 1n the Y forni of strips bent toV form loo sfrictionelly engaging the sides of said rames, said bers being extendedbeyond said lower frame to constitute supporting legs; fand handlespivotelly connected with the ends of said upper'iraine, substantially asdescribed.

. A collapsible canning rack comprising upper and lower' frames, saidframes consisting of open wire workyconnecting bars extending betweenopposite sides of sind frames, 'said bars being in form compera-V tivelywide strips bent to forni' loops frictionally engaging the sides of saidframes, said 'bars being extended beyond said lower frame to constitutesupporting legs;V and handles for said rack, said handlesconsiststantially as described.

In testimony whereof I Vhave signed my name to this specification in thepresence of: two subscribing witnesses. f l GUY DINCOGNITO. Witnesses: Y

W. A. LAEFIN, GEORGE O.' TRIER.

Ving of wire loops pivotally connected withv the opposite ends of saidupper frame, sub-

